Alexandra Palace will undergo a comprehensive renovation. A hidden theatre on site, dating back to 1875, will be fully restored allowing for commercial use hosting cinema screenings, performances and accommodating up to 1,300 people. The development could also include a hotel on the existing Panorama Room site at the south west end of the building which has panoramic views over London. However, this is not new. Plans for a hotel were first mooted back in the 1980s.
A new interactive visitor centre/museum is planned charting the birth and development of broadcast television. The BBC’s original studios once occupied the site and the first public television transmissions were made from Alexandra Palace.
Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Alexandra Palace, said: “We are delighted with the planning committee’s decision, which allows us to move forward with the project and is a major step in the transformation of Alexandra Palace to realise its full potential as the 'People’s Palace' once again.”
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Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens in Northampton, a well-established wedding venue, has now opened its doors to the corporate market as a venue hosting a range of events including seminars, conferences, meetings, receptions, dinners and product launches.
Kelmarsh Hall is a Grade 1-listed Palladian style country house surrounded by 3,000 acres of countryside which includes a 124-acre events site.
Inside Kelmarsh Hall there are four meeting spaces. The largest is the Ballroom overlooking the west terrace and accommodating up to 120 delegates theatre style. The Saloon overlooks an ornamental lake and will accommodate up to 100 delegates theatre style. The newly renovated Old Servants' Hall is now a seminar room for up to 30 delegates. The Great Hall is first room entered through the front door and is the centrepiece of the house. It can be used for receptions, registrations and refreshments. In addition there are two marquee sites seating up to 500 and 350 guests for dinner.
Possible activities in the grounds include driver days, fairs, festivals, ‘It’s a Knockout’, archery, clay pigeon shoots, sheep dog handling, quad bike trails, laser clay shooting, micro tanks, falconry, human table football and reverse steering driving.
Kelmarsh Hall is located close to the M1 and M6 interchange; five miles from Market Harborough station and 70 minutes from London by train.
Details: www.kelmarsh.com
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The Heritage Lottery Fund is providing a £4.9million grant to restore the listed building which has been vacant since 1989.
The drawing office on Queen's Island was the hub where more than 1,000 ships were designed and planned. The new ‘Titanic Hotel’ will feature the story of Belfast's industrial heritage with fixtures and fittings throughout the hotel referencing its shipbuilding past.
The hotel will incorporate the old board room, telephony room and entrance lobby. Two historical drawing offices will be redeveloped into public spaces, one as a dining room and the other as a museum.
The hotel in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter is set to open in 2017 although a hotel operator is yet to be announced.
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All apartments will include a bedroom, living area and bathroom plus a fully-fitted kitchen - a complimentary grab & go breakfast will also be available every day in the lobby.
Roomzzz Aparthotel Chester City is located a few minutes’ walk from the city centre and alongside Chester racecourse – the oldest racecourse in the UK. There will be limited car parking available onsite and this will be chargeable and subject to availability.
Roomzzz Aparthotel Nottingham City is scheduled to open the following month - in May 2015 with 106 apartments. Later in 2015 Roomzzz Aparthotel London Stratford is scheduled to open with 82 apartments close to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Also later this year Roomzzz Aparthotel Liverpool City is set to open with 108 apartments set in the city’s former Littlewoods building five minutes from the city centre.
Details: www.roomzzz.co.uk
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Funding is in place and a project management team have been appointed to oversee the £46million redevelopment of the Grade 1-listed Buxton Spa in Derbyshire into a luxury five-star hotel.
The new Buxton Crescent Hotel and Spa Hotel will have 79 bedrooms. The adjoining Grade II-listed natural baths and pump rooms will also be restored and opened to the public.
Buxton Crescent Hotel and Spa Hotel will be operated by Danubius Hotels Group which currently has one hotel in the UK, Danubius Hotel Regents Park in London.
Details: www.burofour.com
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